The Glass Castle Quiz: 10 questions by Michelle

Quiz about "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

In the beginning of the book, what does Jeanette see her mother doing on a street in New York City?

Shopping
Picking through trash
Fighting
Crying

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What do the children, who are starving, find out that their mom has been hiding from them?

A giant chocolate bar
A garden full of vegetables
A big pumpkin pie

In which town did the Walls family live with Erma?

Battle Mountain
Las Vegas
Welch
Tucson

What did Jeannette wish for on her 10th birthday?

That her father to stop drinking
Food
Money
That the glass castle would be built

What does it mean when Jeannette refers to "the skedaddle"?

A sudden move out of town
A silly dance
There's no more food
An artist technique that her mother uses

What does mangy mean in the following sentence- "My presence here has a positively elevating effect compared to you mangy coyotes."

Poor condition
Great condition
New
Shabby

What does cantankerous mean in the following sentence- "After mom and dad left, Erma became even more cantankerous."

Nice
Mean
Bad-tempered
Understanding

Who is Erma?

Jeannette's grandma
Jeannette's aunt
Jeannette's cousin
Jeannette's friend

Jeannette compares her family to what two plants?

Cactus and Joshua Tree
Cactus and Cabbage
Poison ivy and maple tree
Maple tree and pine tree

True or False: Jeannette got married to Josh.

True
False

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